The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-27
HERE AND THERE.

Cholera infantum is creating great havoc
among the little ones of Meadvile.
The Smethport Miner says that a very
close estimate recently made puts the
hemlock bark peeled last year in Mexican
county at not less than 200, 900 cords.
Captain Grace, of jamestown, becoming
dissatisfied with the way matters were
progressing in organizing gas company
there in which he was the prime mover,
threw up his interest in the enterprise.
Fred. Crosby and Michael Grow indicted
for robbing the United States mail at Bear
lake, Warren county, pleaded guilty and
were sentenced to two years and one year
respectively. Crosby is twenty and Grow
seventeen. 1t was the first offence and
they were mercifully dealt with.
The State Revenue Commission have
adjourned from Philadelphia to Atlantic
City and are occupying quarters at the
United States Hotel, where they will
frame general revenue bill under the
stimulus of ozone-laden air and the brain
fructifying influence of diet of fish and
soft-shell crabs.-[ Franklin News.
The fraudulent lightning-rod men are
getting in their work in Fayette county.
Lately several persons had their buildings
rodded at an apparent co st of nine dollars
and gave their notes for that amount. In
exactly 4S hours they were notified by the
bank that their note for one hundred and
nine dollars had been left for collection.
Some Of our exchanges are giving pub
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licity TO a rumor that the Cornplanter or
Seneca Indians are about to bring an eject
ment suit to gain possession of land on
which Oil City and Salamanca stand. We
know nothing about the Oil City matter,
but the title to land in Salamanca is abso-
lutely secure.-[Salamanca Republican.
Kane is going to be a town of factories,
because the citizens arc wide awak G.
They have recently donated land, lumber,
gas and exemption of borough taxation
for ten years, to an iron works which will
start there soon. Kaneites are progressive,
and if there are any fossils among them,
they are not allowed 10 grunt.-[ [Ridgway
Democrat.
A novel way of Matching chickens is re-
ported from Prospect, Butler countv
Three weeks ago James English set hen
Owing to the hot weather or some Other
cause the hen deserted the eggs after set
ting week. They were left exposed tc
the sun in Mr.. English's barn and day
or two ago the chicks began to pick the
shells and all came out all right.
The citizens of Warren will regret t.
learn that Mrs. C. w. King who has Sc
ably conducted the Carver house, one o
the best hotels in this part of tho state, il
favorably considering proposition t.
lease or take charge of the Sherman houst
in jamestown. The matter has not beer
settled yet, but will be in day or two. II
case of acceptance the Carver house viii
probably be closed as no one appears will
the Prcsake it and conduct it on business
p~~ II is safer
There is youGgrmarried man living il
Minneapolis who is a very god fellow
but he had fallen into the habit of usinl
profanity almost constantly. His charm
ing wife tried dozen ways to break hin
of the habit without success. Finally sh
decided upon plan. He came home tn
other evening and remarked: cts beei
a h of day, hasn't it? ?' "What il
h has been the matter with it ?" askeC
his wife, coolly. He looked as if he hat
been struck by cyclone. The wife
. method required only two days to breal
the young man OF the habit.
The editor of the Punxsutawney Spiri
lets down the base ball team of his tow
in this easy and novel way: "The Punk
sutawney boys went over to Brookvill
J on the Fourth and played game of has
ball with the Brookville team. The Punk
sutawney club felt little aggrieved at tn
manner in which it had been treated o.
, former occasions, and resolved to get eve
r with the Brookville clnb. How woul
they do it? The Brookville boys woul
not care for defeat. They were used t
that. But they must be punished som
I way. An idea occurred to the PunX's
, club. The day was oppressively hot, an
they would just run those Brookville fel
lows around the bases until they were al
most dead. They chased them aroun
S forty times before they tumbled TO tn
? racket. But it was too late then. The
were already weary and sore with niue
running. The PunXsutawney boys cor
tented themselves with six runs, an
. laughed until their sides were sore at th
/ joke they had played on Brookville."